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Message: [QUOTE="Zorro, post: 4521712, member: 158"] They should be well-rested for SC. But there will likely still be only five of them. And in the back of each of their minds must be; "If I get in foul trouble, the team is in trouble." Thus they must not only play hard, but must be extra careful not to foul, or to get into a situation where the kind of refs we have had over the past two games can charge them with a foul that they did not, in fact, commit. While they have ALL handled this situation very well, it must, to an extent, cause them to be less aggressive than they would be if they knew that they had a capable sub on the bench; less inclined to go for steals, to fight too hard for rebounds, to drive to the basket. This fact makes the record of the starting five, since we lost Azzi and Caroline, even more astounding and laudable! And it will still be true against SC! [/QUOTE]